Use of XML in Java SE

I use XMLEncoder and XMLDecoder to save data for object initialization. I will have several objects in my project and I'd like the user to be able edit the values in a GUI. I think all of the editable fields will be int, float, long, boolean, or String.
I would like the editor to be able to read the xml file as a standard xml file and then present the user with the fields it finds and the current values in edit boxes such as:
Exposure 2500
Period 2.51
Active true
The user would edit the fields and then "save" or "save as" the file.
Apparently SE does not have xml readers of this type, what free tools might work for me.
I'm new to xml as well but did experiment with it once in C++.

I had thought to dynamically place the name of the field followed by an edit box on the panel, pane, or whatever the correct gui object is (I'm really new to java GUIs, too) with the item to be edited in an edit box so that nothing else can be changed. When the user selects "apply" I would have the entry validated as much as possible before saving.
I write software for a very small group engaged in research and I don't expect more than 3 people including me to use the editor.
I will see what google can tell me about XMLEncoders and XML editors ...
Thanks

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import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
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pperCase()) != -1) {
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hi all,
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* I have tried my level best, but output is coming invalid format, my code is follows,
XMLFileParser.java class :-
import java.io.StringReader;
import java.io.StringWriter;
import javax.xml.transform.OutputKeys;
import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
import javax.xml.transform.TransformerConfigurationException;
import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
import javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMResult;
import javax.xml.transform.sax.SAXSource;
import javax.xml.transform.sax.SAXTransformerFactory;
import javax.xml.transform.sax.TransformerHandler;
import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult;
import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
import org.xml.sax.helpers.XMLFilterImpl;
public class PdfParser extends XMLFilterImpl {
    private TransformerHandler handler;
    Document meta_data;
    private StringWriter meta_data_text = new StringWriter();
    public void startDocument() throws SAXException {
    void startValidation() throws SAXException {
        StreamResult streamResult = new StreamResult(meta_data_text);
        SAXTransformerFactory factory = (SAXTransformerFactory) SAXTransformerFactory.newInstance();
        try
            handler = factory.newTransformerHandler();
            Transformer transformer = handler.getTransformer();
            transformer.setOutputProperty(OutputKeys.ENCODING, "UTF-8");
            transformer.setOutputProperty(OutputKeys.INDENT, "yes");
            handler.setResult(streamResult);
            handler.startDocument();
        catch (TransformerConfigurationException tce)
            System.out.println("Error during the parse :"+ tce.getMessageAndLocation());
        super.startDocument();
    public void startElement(String namespaceURI, String localName,
            String qualifiedName, Attributes atts) throws SAXException {
        handler.startElement(namespaceURI, localName, qualifiedName, atts);
        super.startElement(namespaceURI, localName, qualifiedName, atts);
    public void characters(char[] text, int start, int length)
            throws SAXException {
        handler.characters(text, start, length);
        super.characters(text, start, length);
    public void endElement(String namespaceURI, String localName,
            String qualifiedName) throws SAXException {
        super.endElement("", localName, qualifiedName);
        handler.endElement("", localName, qualifiedName);
    public void endDocument() throws SAXException {
    void endValidation() throws SAXException {
        handler.endDocument();
        try {
            TransformerFactory transfactory = TransformerFactory.newInstance();
            Transformer trans = transfactory.newTransformer();
            SAXSource sax_source = new SAXSource(new InputSource(new StringReader(meta_data_text.toString())));
            DOMResult dom_result = new DOMResult();
            trans.transform(sax_source, dom_result);
            meta_data = (Document) dom_result.getNode();
            System.out.println(meta_data_text);
        catch (TransformerConfigurationException tce) {
            System.out.println("Error occurs during the parse :"+ tce.getMessageAndLocation());
        catch (TransformerException te) {
            System.out.println("Error in result transformation :"+ te.getMessageAndLocation());
} CreateXMLFile.java class :-
Sax.startDocument();
Sax.startValidation();
Sax.startElement("", "pdf", "pdf", new AttributesImpl());
Sax.startElement("", "basic-metadata", "basic-metadata", new AttributesImpl());
String xmp_str = new String(meta_data.getByteArray(),"UTF8");
char[] xmp_arr = xmp_str.toCharArray();
Sax.characters(xmp_arr, 0, xmp_arr.length);
Sax.endElement("", "pdf", "pdf");
Sax.endValidation();
Sax.endDocument();
Sax.endElement("", "basic-metadata", "basic-metadata");* In CreateXMLFile.java
class, I have retreived the xml content in the meta_data object, after that i have converted into character array and this will be sends to SAX
* In this case , the XML file created successfully but the retreived XML content added as an text in between basic-metadata Element, that is, retreived XML content
is not an XML type text, it just an Normal text Why that ?
* Please help me what is the problem in my code?
Cheers,
JavaImran

Sax.startDocument();
Sax.startValidation();
Sax.startElement("", "pdf", "pdf", new AttributesImpl());
Sax.startElement("", "basic-metadata", "basic-metadata", new AttributesImpl());
String xmp_str = new String(meta_data.getByteArray(),"UTF8");
char[] xmp_arr = xmp_str.toCharArray();
Sax.characters(xmp_arr, 0, xmp_arr.length);
</code><code>Sax.endElement("", "basic-metadata", "basic-metadata");</code>
<code class="jive-code jive-java">Sax.endElement("", "pdf", "pdf");
Sax.endValidation();
Sax.endDocument();
* I HAVE CHANGED MY AS PER YOUR SUGGESTION, NOW SAME RESULT HAS COMING.
* I AM NOT ABLE TO GET THE EXACT OUTPUT.,WHY THAT ?
Thanks,
JavaImran{code}

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> Can anyone point me to a tool that would enable us to validate our XSLT file against JDK5, which will provide us with error messages that will enable us to fix the error and therefore remove the 'Use SAP XML Toolkit' flag?
I am sorry to have to say that even inside SAP nobody can answer this question.
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<PRComp comments="This is the best practices from industry experts to help make audit recommendations in a customers environment. " compCode="1023" compName="360 GRC Best Practice" createdBy="root" url="http://www.360grc.com"/>
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